Did the Mets ever need that one?

Pete Alonso bailed out an unreliable bullpen with a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift New York to a 5-2 victory on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field.

The win snaps a heinous eight-game losing streak that saw the Mets (77-73) temporarily fall out of a playoff spot, though Sunday's result temporarily gives them a one-game lead over the San Francisco Giants for the third and final National League Wild Card spot.

"Every game is important now," manager Carlos Mendoza said. "Especially now in the middle of this losing streak, going into an off day... not going to lie, we needed that one."

The Mets had built a 2-0 lead on the back of Nolan McLean, who continues to assert himself as the team's unquestioned ace. The 24-year-old ro

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